Monday, December 10, 2012

"When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less."

There's a saying that goes: "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." So after consecutive demoralizing blow out losses?!? As of now, I'm following that advice.

I'm all for constructive criticism, and trying to improve. But that's
been tried, over and over. And frankly, I'm out of good things to say.
If you have nothing good to say, keep your mouth shut. Maybe that's a
little harsh, but that's what the current situation is.

So
until we've turned things around, there won't be any game updates on Mondays from
me. I'm tired of it. Tired of trying to find the bright spots. Tired of
airing my frustrations about bad basketball. Tired of trying to figure
out what's wrong -- why I'm on a team that is struggling this much, at
this stage of my career.

This year, and last, is the
most I've ever lost as a pro. I've won an Italian Championship and Super
Cup, played in EuroCup and the Polish All Star game, advanced to the
championship series in Sweden (on a team that won 20-something
consecutive games), and have been on a playoff team every season except
last.

vs. SIG

Winning is my habit. I'm not accustomed to losing week
in and week out. And I never will become accustomed to it, nor do I
want to be. It will never be acceptable.

Part of the
frustration comes because I'm doing nothing differently than I've done in
those past seasons. My approach, my work, my play, my effort. Maybe that
is the problem, who knows.

Every athlete deals with failures and losing. You're never perfect, and
your team is never perfect. Usually, you learn from the losses and
mistakes. You and your teammates make adjustments and work harder -- to
change the outcome, to improve the result. That's what separates winners
from losers.

Winners keep fighting, keep scrapping, keep looking for a way out of the hole. Losers quit.

So I am at a loss for words.

You don't want to get to the point where you're numb to losing. Where
you don't feel anything. Where the loss no longer stings, or puts a bad
taste in your mouth. That's when you've given up, and you've accepted
it.

I'm not giving up, I'm just taking a different approach and re-evaluating.

Whether I'm writing about my games or not, you can be certain that I
will be working my tail off, no matter what, doing everything I can to
turn this season into a winning one.

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10 year professional basketball veteran -- now retired (2 seasons in Italy, Portugal, Poland, Bosnia, 2 seasons in Sweden, Germany, & lastly, 2 seasons in France). Basketball shaped me into the person I am today -- the things I learned on (& off) the court have been invaluable learning experiences and character builders.

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